Kristina_Jørgensen
Kristina Jørgensen
Danish handball player (born 1998)
Kristina Jørgensen (born 18 January 1998) is a Danish handball player for Metz Handball and the Danish national team.[1]
| Kristina Jørgensen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
(1998-01-17) 17 January 1998 (age 26) Horsens, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Metz Handball | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2004–2014 | Horsens HK | ||
2014–2016 | Skanderborg Håndbold | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2016–2017 | Skanderborg Håndbold | ||
2017–2022 | Viborg HK | ||
2022–2024 | Metz Handball | ||
2024– | Győri ETO KC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Denmark | 106 | (303) |
She represented Denmark at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany.[2]
She also represented Denmark in the 2015 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship in Macedonia, leading to the trophy.[3]
She became a top league player, when she was promoted with her club Skanderborg Håndbold in her first senior season. After impressing in the following season, where she was the club top scorer with 113 goals in the 16/17 season, she signed with Danish top club Viborg HK.[4] She was initially a two year contract, which was extended despite offers from other Danish clubs.[5]
In January 2022 she signed for the French club Metz Handball. Here she has won both the French cup and the LFH Division 1 Féminine.
- Youth World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2016
- European Youth Championship:
- Winner: 2015
- Junior European Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2017
- MVP of the EHF European Under-19 Championship: 2017
- Best Defender of the EHF U-17 European Championship: 2015
- All-Star Left back of Damehåndboldligaen: 2019/2020,[6] 2020/2021[7]
- Youth player of the Year in Damehåndboldligaen: 2017/18[8]
- Top Scorer of the EHF European League with 72 goals: 2022
- "Women's U17 EURO 2015: Golden Danish girls!". handball-planet.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Massiv oprustning i Viborg HK - fire nye spillere på plads". Viborg Folkeblad.
- "Kristina Jørgensen bliver i Viborg HK" [Kristina Jørgensen stays at Viborg HK] (in Danish). Viborg HK.
- "Årets Hold i HTH Ligaen kåret – Rejs fantomsæson". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- "Årets Hold kåret i Bambusa Kvindeligaen – Kristina Jørgensen sublimt spillende". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). 23 March 2021.
- "Årets Kvindelige Talent". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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